"No ideas but in things."
The Red Wheelbarrow by William Carlos Williams
Objective Correlative: The person, place or thing that carries the emotional burden of a piece of art.
Found in all art; a special relevance in non-fiction writing.
Informal Writing #7: You were given two essays in class. Using one or both, do the following: Identify the objective correlative. How does the author use it effectively? Consider the emotion that it might be standing in for. How might the objective correlative be "taking the burden?" How does it add to the richness of the prose? How does it heighten the writing.
The essays (hard copies given in class): The Wig by Brady Udall & The Sock by Lydia Davis
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